hired hand

Example Sentences

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Even as fire turned Santa Monica an apocalyptic shade of orange, hired hands went about their business as if it were just another day on the job.

From Los Angeles Times

Mina also wrote a tongue-in-cheek subplot involving the inner workings of an artistic estate — her way of nodding at the ambitious one of which she became a hired hand.

From Los Angeles Times

As liner notes began listing personnel, their skills cultivated fan bases and they came to be seen less as reliable hired hands than specialized, sought-after artists.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, many farmers still oppose DST because it is generally disruptive, such as in dairying, and prefer they and their hired hands work more in the cooler morning hours than the hotter late-day hours.

From Washington Post

“You have to be a hired hand to do those things,” Tarantino says.

From Los Angeles Times